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According to Reuters, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt told a group of reporters in Japan that the company, in essence, has not submitted a native Google Maps app to Apple as of yet.
He stated that Google and Apple do talk “daily”, however.
Just what the two companies talk about daily is anyone’s guess. There could be software and hardware discussions, legal back and forth, hello’s from old friends or discussions about search, maps and more. From reading Schmidt’s quotes, he doesn’t seem to be in a hurry on anything:
We have not done anything yet.
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Is it just me, or do you guys see Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt as the mobile worlds essential “white knight?” He seems to know how to say the right things and gives respect where its due. In a recent interview during his tour in Korea, Schmidt has several pleasing things to say about their rival Apple:
Apple is actually a very good partner.